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music I by Belinda Bruce Performing in front o f a c r o w d c a n be a roller coaster ride of nerves and C a n a d i a n I d o l , e a t y o u r h e a r t o u t . It's Tuesday Around budding night a n d Deep the World Cove's Bean with produce videos artists, live performances, feature films. u n e x p e c t e d s t o m a c h d r o p s . O r it c a n b e an exhilarating rush. A receptive a n d n o n - c o m p e t i t i v e a u d i e n c e is t h e k e y t o a rewarding experience. Whether your w i s h is t o p r e s e n t a s o n g , a p o e m , a story, a non-fiction or a spoken a n d eventually is t h r o n g e d Shortly after o p e n i n g t h e m u s i c store, he started M u s a r t Cultural Society to run a series o f s p r i n g break a n d s u m m e r c a m p s in m u s i c a n d a c t i n g . H e organizes the free Cafes musicians a n d music lovers. T h e all-age c r o w d sips c o f f e e a n d t e a , their eyes a n d ears trained o n a f e w local luminaries c l a m o u r i n g a r o u n d a couple of microphones. Brainchild of D e e p C o v e M u s i c o w n e r Tyler P e a r s o n , t h e o p e n s t a g e at t h e B e a n g o t o f f t o a h o p p i n g s t a r t i n N o v e m b e r a n d it's b e e n s t a n d i n g r o o m o n l y ever since. Park Concert Series Deep acts w o r d piece, t h e North Shore n o w has t w o open mike nights where y o u can strut your stuff in a friendly and t h r o u g h o u t July a n d A u g u s t f o r original s o n g w r i t e r s a n d b a n d s , a s w e l l as Cove has Daze, been a c o m m u n i t y festival that host to some stellar Juno-award and John enthusiastic environment. The locus of t h e s e t w o c r e a t i v e f o r u m s is t h e B e a n Around the World Parkway. coffee shop on including Grapes o f Wrath, winning Holly McNarland "It w a s m y i d e a t o s u p p o r t o u r s t u d e n t and clientele base with a venue live to perform and experience music," Mt. Seymour M a n n o f Spirit o f t h e W e s t . Bean owner Rory O ' C o n n e l l says t h e Standing Room Only says P e a r s o n . o p e n s t a g e is s o m e t h i n g h e h a d w a n t e d to do ever since the coffee shop "This is a brand new venue. My lead singer and I went last night and really enjoyed listen and not perform. Tyler deftly manages it. Most of the people there came to songwriters. It's put on by Deep Cove Music, and and guy with a real wish o p e n e d . "It's g r e a t t o b e a b l e t o p r o v i d e a venue f o r local musicians that no alcohol. Especially to give serves high a great mix of jammers Shore." s c h o o l s t u d e n t s a p l a c e t o play. Y o u don't even need t o bring a n instrument, j u s t y o u r v o i c e . I'm b l o w n a w a y b y t h e talent that exists in t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d . " A n d o f course, it's b e e n a b o o n f o r business. Rory (the owner) is a genial and generous to bring more live music to the North -The Psychic C o w b o y T w o a l u m n i of Pearson's music school Tyler Pearson s no stranger acumen to and help host the o p e n stage a n d perform in t h e h o u s e b a n d . "Tyler Q u a r l e s w a s one o f m y first s t u d e n t s a t D C M in jumpstarting Employing creative forums. player, North his business talents as a songwriter, guitar has been at t h e forefront Cove Music of n i n e t y - s e v e n , w h e n h e w a s e l e v e n years old," into explains a Pearson. "He's grown singer, a c t o r a n d film director, Pearson S h o r e c u l t u r e since t h e late 1 9 9 0 s . H e opened Deep ( D C M ) in 1997 with goals to open a studio a n d fantastic bass/guitar/singer- songwriter/snowboarder extraordinaire! Chris Reimer w a s a student of mine w h o also played guitar, p i a n o a n d n o w 18 M a r c h I A p r i l